Silken Suzette Laumann (born November 14, 1964 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian champion rower. Starting in 1976, Laumann won a number of awards, including a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the U.S. Championships, two gold medals in single sculls at the Pan American Games, a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics in the double sculls with her sister Daniele. At the 1988 Olympics, Laumann finished seventh in the double scull. Wikipedia
By GEORGE GROSS -- Corporate Sports Editor, Toronto Sun Silken Laumann's first thought after the accident last May was that she could have drowned. www.canoe.ca/OlympicsCanadaLaumann/aug92_laumann.html
At the age of twelve in Mississauga, Ontario, Silken Laumann started to plan for her moment of glory as she worshipped her idol, Nadia Comaneci, the perfect 10 gymnast in the 1976 Olympics. www.collectionscanada.ca/women/002026-232-e.html
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